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Andrew Scott Stars as Dying Actor in Elsinore at Telluride
Andrew Scott delivers what reviewers are calling a career-defining performance in Elsinore, which premiered at Telluride and dramatizes Scottish actor Ian Charleson's real-life decision to play Hamlet
'The Idiot(s)' Review: Flynn's Drunken Dostoevsky
Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert's 'The Idiot(s)' is a rambunctious biographical dramedy starring Johnny Flynn as a drunken, gambling Fyodor Dostoevsky and Aimee Lou Wood as his unsung younger
Boyle's 'Ink' Premieres at Telluride Before Netflix Debut
Danny Boyle brought his Rupert Murdoch tabloid drama "Ink" to Telluride for its North American premiere after unveiling it at Venice, with Netflix set to release the film in January.
Venice: ‘My Undesirable Friends’ Director on Epic Documentary About Death of Press Freedom in Russia, How Putin’s Crackdown Is Warning for U.S.
Director Julia Loktev's documentary sequel "My Undesirable Friends: Part 2 — Exile" premiered out of competition at Venice, following Russian journalists from TV Rain who fled the Kremlin's crackdown
Haigh’s 'A Long Winter' Centers Queer Awakening Amid Family Collapse
Andrew Haigh’s new film 'A Long Winter' unfolds as a visually arresting, emotionally restrained drama set on a remote 1950s Rocky Mountain farm, where a mother’s sudden disappearance during winter for
Mike Leigh's 'Tender Loving Care' Divides Critics
Variety's review of Mike Leigh's "Tender Loving Care" praises Kate O'Flynn and Paul Jesson's performances but calls the social-worker drama "intermittently compelling" and "slightly scattershot," even
Topic Studios Dominates Festival Circuit With Three Films
Topic Studios, the indie division of First Look Media, is sweeping the festival circuit with three films — 'The Debut,' 'Club Kid,' and 'Wicker' — while head Ryan Heller tells Variety the company isn'
Club Kid Lands at Telluride as Camp Enters Oscar Talk
Jordan Firstman’s “Club Kid” reaches Telluride after A24 acquired it for a reported $17 million, with veteran co-star Colleen Camp emerging as an unexpected awards contender ahead of its November rele
Greengrass, Garfield Turn Peasants' Revolt Into Modern Epic
Paul Greengrass and Andrew Garfield discuss transforming England's 14th-century Peasants' Revolt into "The Uprising," framing the film as a modern call to action against disenfranchisement, with Garfi
Rebecca Gayheart Makes Musical Debut in Jawbreaker Musical
Rebecca Gayheart makes her musical theater debut in Jawbreaker The Musical at Hudson Backstage Theatre, playing Principal Sherwood — a new combination of Ms. Sherwood and Detective Vera Cruz from the
Schrader's 'Basics of Philosophy' Gets 4.5-Minute Venice Ovation
Paul Schrader’s new film 'The Basics of Philosophy' premiered at Venice to a 4.5-minute ovation, exploring guilt and redemption through a professor confronting his past abuse, themes rooted in the dir
Lawrence Uses Baby Botox, Preserves Facial Movement
Jennifer Lawrence revealed in Vogue that she uses 'baby Botox' to preserve facial expression for her acting career, echoing director Olivia Wilde's recent claim that Hollywood's cosmetic-procedure cul
Blue Fox Sells Two Tubi YA Films at TIFF
Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to two in-production Tubi Original YA films — Remember Me and Game On — and will debut them to buyers at next week's TIFF market.
Prime Video Cancels 'Spider-Noir' After One Season
Prime Video has canceled 'Spider-Noir' after one season despite strong critical reception and 11 Emmy nominations, marking a surprise end to the Nicolas Cage-led series.
‘Practical Magic’s Alexandra Artrip Responds To “Negativity” Around Sequel Recasting: “Give It A Shot”
Alexandra Artrip, who played young Antonia Owens in the 1998 original, asked fans not to weaponize her social media against the sequel's new cast, urging an open mind ahead of Practical Magic 2's Sept
How John Malkovich’s 30-Year Oscar Drought Could Finally End With ‘Wild Horse Nine’
John Malkovich, without an Oscar nomination since 1993, emerges as a leading awards contender through Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine,' which drew a 13-minute Venice standing ovation before a surpr
Cregger's Resident Evil Eyes Franchise Record Opening
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot for Sony hit tracking this week with a potential franchise record domestic opening ahead of its September 18 release, following a press screening where Cregger show
Cregger's Resident Evil Tracks For Franchise-Record Opening
Filmmaker Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot hit tracking with a franchise-record domestic opening expected, and ahead of its September 18 release the director opened up about conceiving the 95-minut
Schrader's 'Basics of Philosophy' Premieres at Venice
Paul Schrader's "The Basics of Philosophy," starring Jack Huston as a philosophy professor haunted by a past sexual encounter with a teenager, premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival
Schrader’s The Basics of Philosophy Grapples With Sin
Paul Schrader’s The Basics of Philosophy returns to his “Man in a Room” concerns, using a philosophy professor’s sexual abuse of a teenage piano student to test remorse, self-reform and the instabilit
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